She wishes me to add that she shall be obliged to Mrs.Newton, if, when an opportunity offers, she will give the worsted-merchant a jog.

We congratulate you that Eliza does not grow worse, which I know you expected would be the case in the course of the winter.

Present our love to her.

Remember us to Sally Johnson, and assure yourself that we remain as warmly as ever, "Yours, W.C.
M.U." In the next specimen we shall see the faculty of imparting interest to the most trivial incident by the way of telling it.

The incident in this case is one which also forms the subject of the little poem called _The Colubriad_.
To THE REV.